System and Method for Maintaining a Sanitary Pad in Position in an Undergarment

ABSTRACT

A system and method for maintaining a sanitary pad in an undergarment is disclosed. In one embodiment, an undergarment comprises a front section having a front left hip section, a front right hip section and front bottom section. The undergarment also comprises a rear section having a rear left hip section, a rear right hip section, and a rear bottom section. Additionally, the undergarment comprises a crotch section that connects to front section and rear section. Further, the undergarment comprises a front inner lining connected to the inner surface of said front section and a rear inner lining connected to the inner surface of said rear section. Lastly, the undergarment can comprise a front orifice formed by space between said front section and said front inner lining, and a rear orifice formed by space between said rear section and said rear inner lining.

BACKGROUND

This disclosure relates to a system and method for maintaining asanitary pad in position in an undergarment.

Women use sanitary pads to protect clothing during menstruation. Overthe years, sanitary pads evolved. Historically, cloth sanitary pads wereused. However, the pads would shift due to normal body movements duringthe course of a day, causing the pads to be less effective. To remedythis problem, methods for maintaining sanitary pads in place haveevolved over the years. In one example, sanitary pads have included anadhesive surface to attach an undergarment. However, the adhesivesurface has not been a perfect remedy. The adhesive surface often losesits adhesiveness with use, due to heat, moisture, and movement.

As such, it would be advantageous to useful to have an improved systemand method for maintaining a sanitary pad in position in anundergarment.

SUMMARY

A system and method for maintaining a sanitary pad in an undergarment isdisclosed. In one embodiment, an undergarment comprising a front sectionhaving a front left hip section, a front right hip section and frontbottom section. The undergarment also comprises a rear section having arear left hip section, a rear right hip section, and a rear bottomsection, wherein said rear left hip section connects to said front lefthip section, and said rear right hip section connects to said frontright hip section. The undergarment also comprises a crotch sectionhaving a first end that connects to said front bottom section and asecond end that connects to said rear bottom section. Further theundergarment comprises a front inner lining connected to the innersurface of said front section, wherein said front inner lining isconnected by a first connector running along the left side of said frontinner lining and a second connector running along the right side of saidfront inner lining. The undergarment also comprises a rear inner liningconnected to the inner surface of said rear section, wherein said rearinner lining is connected by a third connector running along the leftside of said front inner lining and a fourth connector running along theright side of said rear inner lining. Lastly, the undergarment cancomprise a front orifice formed by space between said front section andsaid front inner lining, and a rear orifice formed by space between saidrear section and said rear inner lining

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a front view of garment.

FIG. 2 illustrates a garment disconnected at the left and right hipsections, and laid out with the inside visible.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Described herein is a system for maintaining sanitary pad in position inan undergarment. The following description is presented to enable anyperson skilled in the art to make and use the invention as claimed andis provided in the context of the particular examples discussed below,variations of which will be readily apparent to those skilled in theart. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actualimplementation are described in this specification. It will beappreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation(as in any development project), design decisions must be made toachieve the designers' specific goals (e.g., compliance with system- andbusiness-related constraints), and that these goals will vary from oneimplementation to another. It will also be appreciated that suchdevelopment effort might be complex and time-consuming, but wouldnevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in thefield of the appropriate art having the benefit of this disclosure.Accordingly, the claims appended hereto are not intended to be limitedby the disclosed embodiments, but are to be accorded their widest scopeconsistent with the principles and features disclosed herein.

FIG. 1 illustrates a front view of garment 100. Garment 100 can becomposed of a fabric and other materials garment materials, formed tocomprise a front section 101 and a rear section 102. Front section 101and rear section can comprise a left hip section 103 and a right hipsection 104. Front section 101 can be sown to rear section 102 at lefthip section 103 and right hip section 104. Front section 101 can alsoconnect to the front of a crotch 103. Rear section 102 can connect tothe back of a crotch section 103. In a preferred embodiment, frontsection 101 can be connected to rear section 102 at crotch 103 as onesolid piece of cloth, connected to left and right hips sections 104 bysewing. Garment 100 can further comprise a waistband 105. Such waistband105 can be made of elastic fabrics and/or be decorative.

FIG. 2 illustrates a garment disconnected at the left and right hipsections 104, and laid out with the inside visible. Inner front section106 can further comprise a front inner lining 107. Front inner lining107 can connect to garment 100 by a first connector 108 running alongthe left side of front inner lining 107, a second connector 109 runningalong the right side of front inner lining 107, and in one embodiment, atop connector 110 running along the back portion of front inner lining107. Front inner lining 107 can comprise a front orifice 108 formed byspace between front section 101 and front inner lining 107, where afirst end of a sanitary pad 109 can be inserted. In one embodiment, oneor more connectors of first connector 110, second connector 111 or topconnector 112 can be a hook and loop fastener system. In anotherembodiment, first connector 110, second connector 111, and/or topconnector 112 can be seams. In such embodiment, first connector 110,second connector 111, and top connector 112 can be a single contiguousseam. The length and width of inner front inner lining 107 can varyrelative to the size garment 100 to accommodate different sanitary pads108 or for simplicity in manufacturing the garments. For example first110, second 111 and top 112 connectors, if seams can be positioned tofollow typical seam positions for garment 100. In one embodiment, innerfront lining 107 is less than one inch from top to bottom. In anotherembodiment, inner front lining 107 is less than two inches from top tobottom. In another embodiment, inner front lining 107 can extend fromcrotch section 103 to waistband 105.

FIG. 2 further illustrates an inner rear section 113. Inner rear section113 can comprise a rear inner lining 114. Rear inner lining 114 canconnect to garment 100 by a third connector 115 running along the leftside of rear inner lining 111, a fourth connector 116 running along theright side of rear inner lining 111, and in one embodiment, a bottomconnector 117 running along the back portion of rear inner lining 111.Rear inner lining 111 can comprise a rear orifice 118 created by rearinner lining 111 and rear section 102, where a second end of a sanitarypad 109 can be inserted. In one embodiment, one or more connectors ofthird connector 115, fourth connector 116 or bottom connector 117 can bea hook and loop fastener system. In another embodiment, third connector115, fourth connector 116, and/or bottom connector 117 can be a seam. Insuch embodiment, third connector 115, fourth connector 116, and backconnector 117 can be a single contiguous seam or three separate seams.The length and width of rear inner lining 111 can vary relative to thesize garment to accommodate different sanitary pads 108 or forsimplicity in manufacturing the garments. For example third 115, fourth116, and bottom 117 connectors, if seams, can be positioned to followtypical seam positions for garment 100. As shown in FIG. 2, asignificant portion of sanitary pad 112 resides in over crotch 103 in aportion not covered by either front inner lining 107 or rear innerlining 111. In one embodiment, inner rear lining 111 is less than oneinch from top to bottom of inner rear lining 111. In another embodiment,inner rear lining 111 is less than two inches from top to bottom. Inanother embodiment, inner rear lining 111 can extend from crotch section103 to waistband 105. In one embodiment, inner front lining and/or innerrear lining can comprise an elastic material.

Various changes in the details of the illustrated operational methodsare possible without departing from the scope of the following claims.Some embodiments may combine the activities described herein as beingseparate steps. Similarly, one or more of the described steps may beomitted, depending upon the specific operational environment the methodis being implemented in. It is to be understood that the abovedescription is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. Forexample, the above-described embodiments may be used in combination witheach other. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill inthe art upon reviewing the above description. The scope of the inventionshould, therefore, be determined with reference to the appended claims,along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims areentitled. In the appended claims, the terms “including” and “in which”are used as the plain-English equivalents of the respective terms“comprising” and “wherein.”

1. An undergarment comprising a front section having a front left hipsection, a front right hip section and front bottom section; a rearsection having a rear left hip section, a rear right hip section, and arear bottom section, wherein said rear left hip section connects to saidfront left hip section, and said rear right hip section connects to saidfront right hip section; a crotch section having a first end thatconnects to said front bottom section and a second end that connects tosaid rear bottom section; a front inner lining connected to the innersurface of said front section, wherein said front inner lining isconnected by a first connector running along the left side of said frontinner lining and a second connector running along the right side of saidfront inner lining; a rear inner lining connected to the inner surfaceof said rear section, wherein said rear inner lining is connected by athird connector running along the left side of said front inner liningand a fourth connector running along the right side of said rear innerlining; a front orifice formed by space between said front section andsaid front inner lining; and a rear orifice formed by space between saidrear section and said rear inner lining.
 2. The undergarment of claim 1wherein at least one of either said first connector or second connectoris a hook and loop fastener system.
 3. The undergarment of claim 1wherein at least one of either third connector or fourth connector is ahook and loop fastener system.
 4. The undergarment system of claim 1wherein said first connector is a first seam; said second connector is asecond seam; said third connector is a third seam; and said fourthconnector is a fourth seam.
 5. The undergarment of claim 5 wherein saidinner front lining is connected to said undergarment by a top connectorrunning along the said back portion of said front inner lining.
 6. Theundergarment of claim 5 wherein said top connector is a top seam.
 7. Theundergarment of claim 6 wherein said first seam, second seam, and saidtop seam are one continuous seam.
 8. The undergarment of claim 7 whereinsaid inner rear lining is connected to said undergarment by a backconnector running along the said back portion of said rear inner lining.9. The undergarment of claim 8 wherein said back connector is a backseam.
 10. The undergarment of claim 9 wherein said third seam, saidfourth seam, and said back seam are one continuous seam.
 11. Theundergarment of claim 8 wherein said inner rear lining is connected tosaid undergarment by a back seam running along the back of said rearinner lining.
 12. The undergarment of claim 11 wherein said third seam,said third seam, and said back seam are one continuous seam.
 13. Theundergarment of claim 1 wherein said inner front lining is less than aninch from top to bottom.
 14. The undergarment of claim 1 wherein saidinner front lining is less than two inches from top to bottom
 15. Theundergarment of claim 1 wherein said inner front lining extends from thefront of said crotch to a waistband.
 16. The undergarment of claim 1wherein said rear lining is less than an inch from top to bottom. 17.The undergarment of claim 1 wherein said rear lining is less than twoinches from top to bottom.
 18. The undergarment of claim 1 wherein saidrear lining extends from the rear of said crotch to a waistband.
 19. Theundergarment of claim 1 wherein said front lining comprises an elasticmaterial.
 20. The undergarment of claim 1 wherein said rear liningcomprises an elastic material.